I was right

Eli does NOT want to walk home from school anymore, he wants to take the bus. Oh dear, today was a long slog home. Eli wanted out of his stroller and there's only so many times I can say, "When we get home, you can get out of your stroller."

Michael met up with us and Eli played at the playground for a break. But he did not want to leave the playground so he cried the entire way home from the playground. For those of you who know where I live and know where the Crooked House Playground is, you understand my pain.

Night night.

The bus

This summer, I've been walking to work with Eli. In the morning, Eli and I set out in search of kitties and squirrels on our way to work and school. In case we get antsy about not finding a kitty, I have all sorts of yard art that we stop and look at along the way: painted turtles, a bridge, etc. Once we are through Bush Park, we see trucks, motorcycles and the most favorite wheeled vehicle of all: buses.

Given the hot weather this week, Eli and I have walked to work and then taken the bus home. It is so exciting for Eli that he doesn't even protest getting into his stroller at school (usually a bit of a fight) because he knows he is heading to the bus station.

On the ride home today, Eli kept looking around and saying, "bus" "bus" "bus" over and over again. He even got to pull the cord when our stop came up.

I am a bit afraid that he will never want to walk home from school again....

A first step

Eli has been practicing standing by himself a lot lately. He throws his hands into the air, stands for several seconds, gets this great look of surprise and pride, and then falls on his butt.

But today he let go and took one step toward me. The smile on his face was huge as he realized what he did. Not long now until he is waddling around all the time :)